Lawmakers at the state Capitol will start hearings Tuesday on privacy rights and the use of drones in California.

Lawmakers at the state Capitol will start hearings Tuesday on privacy rights and the use of drones in California.

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Updated: 10:50 AM PST Feb 17, 2015

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WEBVTT FOR FOLKS MAKING THEIR WAY OUT TO 680. THANK YOU. ON THE HEELS OF A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FAA, THE USE OF DRONES IS COMING UNDER MORE SCRUTINY IN CALIFORNIA. BRIAN HICKEY MORE ON TODAY'S MEETING. THE QUESTION BEFORE LAWMAKERS IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT COMMERCIAL USE, BUT PRIVATE USE. WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH THESE DEVICES, WHAT CAN WE USE THEM FOR, AND AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU VIOLATING SOMEONE ELSE'S PRIVACY? THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT WILL GO FOR -- BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TODAY. AT TODAY'S HEARING WILL BE INDUSTRY LEADERS, PRIVACY RIGHTS GROUPS, MEDIA MEMBERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHERS THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE USE OF DRONES FOR EITHER PERSONAL OR COMMERCIAL USE. THE HEARING TODAY WILL DISCUSS THESE ISSUES FROM ALL DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE TOPIC. IT IS ALL BEING PUT TOGETHER BY THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, STATE SENATOR HANNAH BETH JACKSON. SHE HAD A RUN-IN WITH A GROAN WHILE ONE WAS HOVERING IN HER BACKYARD AND THAT PROMPTED HER TO COME UP WITH LEGISLATION. IT WOULD MAKE IT TRESPASSING IF YOU FLY OVER SOMEONE'S PROPERTY. SHE SAYS IT IS NOT ABOUT TAKING RIGHTS AWAY BUT MORE ABOUT REJECTING RIGHTS. THIS WILL CLARIFY THAT DRONES HAVE TO BE THE SAME REQUIREMENT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MEET IF WE WERE INDIVIDUALS WALKING ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY. THEY WILL HAVE TO BASICALLY GET PERMISSION, OR IF YOU FLY OVER SOMEONE'S PROPERTY WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION, THAT IS A TRESPASS. KIND OF FRUSTRATING AT FIRST BECAUSE YOU THINK SOMEBODY IS TAKING A RIGHT AWAY FROM YOU. IT IS LIKE THE OLD SAYING GOES, ONE BAD APPLE CAN RUIN THE WHOLE BUNCH. AS THE FAA IS GRAPPLING WITH THE ISSUE ON HOW TO REGULATE THESE, STATE LAWMAKERS ALSO LOOKING AT HOW TO REGULATE THESE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S PRIVACY RIGHTS ARE NOT VIOLATED. THE HEARING IS HAPPENING TODAY

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Lawmakers at the state Capitol will start hearings Tuesday on privacy rights and the use of drones in California.